Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Is the US pulling out of the Middle East?
The question of how US foreign policy in the Middle East is evolving has preoccupied researchers since the signing of…
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Surprises ahead of the 7th round of the Vienna Talks
After much hesitation, the Iranian mullah regime has finally agreed to participate in negotiations to be held in Vienna on…
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Lebanon: playing politics with state sovereignty
As I have been following the course of events in Lebanon lately, especially with regard to the management of the…
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Global concern over China’s worst-case scenario
The coronavirus epidemic, with its significant human casualties and enormous economic impact, is undoubtedly marking a dividing line between two…
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The Plan B to contain Iran’s nuclear threat
Talk of a Plan B to end the Iranian nuclear threat should efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between…
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Kordahi’s statements: a drama of Arab reality
As if the Arab political scene needed a new crisis, like the one triggered by the statements of the Lebanese…
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Has the Taliban achieved an international diplomatic breakthrough?
Many might not have thought that this would be the first influential international appearance by the Afghan Taliban since they…
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Iran’s nuclear crisis: “soon” or “sooner?”
Despite some hints of the resumption of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna, more specific indications confirm that the…
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The mullahs’ runaround on the UAE island issue
Iran’s political discourse on the three occupied UAE islands (Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa) is a never ending…
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Mullahs and Taliban: confrontation or containment?
The relationship between the Iranian mullah regime and the Taliban has always been one of suspicion, concern, and mistrust. Today,…
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